Defense Medical Experience and Causes: Defense medical experience and causes: A cross-sectional descriptive study from the perspective of specialists

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Birjand University of medical sciences, Birjand, Iran.

2 Department of Nursing, Department of Clinical Research Development of Peymanieh Hospital, Jahrom, Iran.

3 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

4 Medical Ethic Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.

5 Research center for social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: Defensive medicine is any medical or medical examination that is primarily performed to protect the physician against negligent allegations or complaints referred to as medical errors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience and causes of defensive medicine from the viewpoint of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences.
Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed among 25 clinical specialists of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in 1977. Data collection tool is a questionnaire. Questionnaire data were collected in SPSS software version 21 and analyzed by descriptive statistics and descriptive statistics, Friedman test with a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The specialists in this study had a defensive medical score of 42.20 میانگین 6.87. According to the results, the rate of defensive medicine in women was higher than that of men, in married physicians than single physicians, in physicians with no liability insurance, but none of these differences were statistically significant (p> 0.05).
Conclusion: The results show that defensive medicine is relatively high among physicians of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. The most important cause of this phenomenon is lack of risk taking and low self-confidence of physicians. In this regard, it is recommended that physicians be educated on how to tackle this phenomenon and guide it to its positive dimensions, while reducing it by very simple measures.
Keywords: defensive medicine, medical professionals, experience.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 62, Issue 4
November and December 2019
Pages 1616-1626

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